Dust-pan



D. HUNT. DUST PAN.

(No Model.)

No. 569,829. Patented Oct. 20, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

DAVID HUNT, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS DUST-PAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,829, dated October20, 1896.

Application filed December 16, 1895. Serial No. 572,248. (No model.)

hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 shows in plan view a suificient portion of a dust-pan embodyingthis invention; Fig. 2, a cross-section of the dust-pan, its mouth orentrance being closed; and Fig. 3, a similar cross-sectional view, themouth or entrance being opened.

a represents a bottom piece or lip which is made substantially flat andarranged at the front edge of the dust-pan. This lip or plate is made ofany suitable width, and its length corresponds to the width of thedust-pan.

A bail-shaped wire frame is attached to or connected with the lip orplate a, it being composed of a piece of wire bent to form a more orless U-shaped portion b (see dotted lines, Fig. 1) and short verticalportions Z7 at each side or end thereof and horizontal arms 5 The lip orplate a is connected to the arms 19 as, for instance, by bending theside edges of said lip or plate over the arms, as represented in Fig. l.

A top plate or handle portion cis pivotally connected to the lower partor frame, it being herein represented as consisting of a flat platehaving a wire binding 0 along its side edges, and also along the outeredge, said wire being bent or formed into a handle, or into such shapeas may form a cooperative part of a handle, as at 0 The ends of the wireare extended a short distance beyond the rear or inner edge of the plateto engage the pivotal connection.

\Vhile many forms or constructions of pivotal connections may beemployed, I have herein represented. one simple form, consisting of amore or less triangular-shaped plate (1, having a hole through it'whichreceives the inner end of the horizontal arm Z2 of the bail-shapedframe, and also having upon its inner side or face two grooves cl,arranged about ninety degrees apart, more or less, and near the lowerend a hole is formed through which passes the end of the wire a, whichis bent outwardly at such point to form a pivot. There will be such atriangular plate at each side of the pan. The handle portion is thuspivoted to the plates (1, and as the grooves receiveand hold the wiressaid handle portion may be held either open or closed.

By placing the plates d on the horizontal arms 5 as shown, it will beseen that they may have formed on them props or feet for the rear end ofthe lip a, elevating said end a short distance above the floor.

The U-shaped part of the bail-shaped frame I) is inclosed in a flexiblebag 6, the upper front edge of which is connected with the top plate 0and the lower front edge of which is connected with the bottom piece a,preferably in a. detachable manner as, for instance, the front edge ofthe bag 6 may have eyelet-holes, and the rear edges of the upper andunder plates may also have holes formed in them, and by means of a cordpassing through said holes said bag may be attached; but many otherforms of fastenings may be employed.

The bail-shaped frame, it will be seen, keeps the flexible bag ordirt-receptacle 6 out in proper position, and by pivoting the top pieceor plate having a handle to the lower part a two-part pivoted frame isprovided adapted to open and close the mouth of the bag ordirt-receptacle.

I claim- 1. The dust-pan herein described, consisting of the flexiblebag 6, and a two-part frame connected to the mouth thereof, one part ofwhich has a handle and the other a lip, a, of a length corresponding tothe width of the dust-pan,said parts being pivotally connected together,and thus adapted to open and close the mouth of said bag, and meansforholding said two-part frame open.

2. The dust-pan herein described, consisting of the flexible bag e-, atwo-part frame connected to the mouth thereof, one part of which has ahandle and the other a lip, and pivotal connections for said parts ofthe frame thus adapting it to open and close the mouth of said bag, anda bail-shaped support for said bag 6 attached to the lip portion of thetwo-part frame.

The dust-pan herein described, consisting of the flexible bag 6, and atwo-part frame connected to the mouth thereof, one part of which has ahandle and the other a lip, said parts being pivotally connectedtogether, and thus adapted to open and close the month of said bag, andthe plate cl having formed thereon feet for elevating the rear end ofthe lower part of said two-part frame.

4. The d List-pan herein described, consisting of the flexible bag 6, atwo-part pivoted frame at the mouth thereof comprising the lip a, thehandle portion 0, and the plates cl fixed to the lip to which saidhandle portion is pivoted, substantially as described.

DAVID HUNT.

\Vitnesses:

B. J. Noyes, F. H. DAVIS.

